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A man accused of selling drugs in Hazleton, also threatened a woman in the city days prior to his recent narcotics arrest, police say.

Kevin C. Brown, 37, with a last known address in Hazleton, faces terroristic threats and harassment by Hazleton police after, court papers state, he grabbed his ex-girlfriend by the throat and threatened to kill her at 151 N. Wyoming St., on Feb. 3. He was remanded back to jail after failing to immediately post $10,000 bail set Feb. 10 by Magisterial District Judge Joseph Zola, Hazleton.

While police were on scene speaking to the victim the day of the incident, Brown was spotted driving past the house, court papers state, and he then called the victim’s phone telling her that he saw the police at her house and that she made a mistake by calling them.

But, he was arrested six days after the domestic incident by the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General who said he was dealing heroin in Hazleton in December. He was in jail unable to post $100,000 bail in that case when he was arraigned for the domestic incident. He was also charged in June 2016 with another drug dealing case.

In that case Brown and six others, including a juvenile, were arrested after state agents said they were selling drugs.

Man arrested after dispute

A Freeland man was recently charged after being accused of assaulting a woman in August.

Leigh C. Gill, 36, faces simple assault and harassment. He was released on $5,000 unsecured bail by Magisterial District Judge Daniel O’Donnell, Sugarloaf Township, on Feb. 1. State police at Hazleton filed the charges against him Sept. 14.

Arrest papers state the victim said she was at 417 Green St., Freeland, visiting family when Gill pushed her to the floor. Gill reportedly began choking her while holding her down with his knee on her chest.

Stove thief apprehended

A Tamaqua man has been charged with stealing a stove from a Summit Hill apartment building.

A Kenmore electric stove valued at $346.39 was reported stolen from an apartment Bresnak was evicted from at School House Apartments, 128 W. Hazard St., arrest papers state. Bresnak refused to provide police with an interview, court records state, but did say he moved the stove to another apartment unit in the building. However, when the property owner checked that other unit, the stove wasn’t there, police wrote.

Nichole M. Rudy, 34, Moshannon, faces a charge of false identification to law enforcement for the Jan. 25 offense. The charge was filed against her Jan. 30.

Rudy was a passenger inside a car stopped by police on Route 93 for an inoperable registration light. Court papers state she gave police her sister’s name because she said she had a warrant for her arrest. Police said Rudy was wanted in New Jersey and was taken to Luzerne County Correctional Facility, Wilkes-Barre.

Inmate scuffles with guards

Contraband was found inside a Weatherly man’s jail cell and when corrections officers tried to retrieve it, he fought with them, arrest papers say.

Jacob V. Goralewski, 20, faces two counts each aggravated assault, simple assault and harassment by Nesquehoning police after the Dec. 24 incident at Carbon County Correctional Facility, Nesquehoning. He was arraigned Feb. 8 by Magisterial District Judge Casimir Kosciolek, Lansford, who set bail at $50,000.

During the altercation the inmate kicked two officers multiple times, according to court papers, and stuck his fingers in one of the officer’s mouths and pulled on his cheek — a move commonly referred to as a “fish hook.” He also bit the officer’s hand, police wrote.

When interviewed by police, court papers state, Goralewski told them he thought he was defending himself and believed he was under the influence of acid at the time.

Arrest documents don’t say what type of contraband was found in Goralewski’s cell.

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